Have you heard of Converse’s ‘Three Artists, One Song’ series? In the past they’ve brought together acts like Gorillaz, James Murphy, and André 3000; Best Coast, Rostam Batmanglij, and Kid Cudi; Matt & Kim, Andrew W.K., and Soulja Boy – to name a few trios. Now, in 2014, Converse has recruited Diplo, Frank Ocean and The Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon. Together they will create a record titled “Hero,” which will be available for download on March 10th through Converse’s Tumblr.
Here’s what Diplo had to say about the project:
“The Clash were always teachers to me, even before I shared a studio with Paul and Mick. Their musical anarchy and constant attitude to disregard rules and forge their own path was inspirational to me. They meant death to genres, music and message above everything. Frank lives by the same creed in being married to his vision and seeing it through at any cost. We had to challenge each other to make something that we hope no one could expect and Converse valued everyone’s artistic freedom to let us shine throughout the past few months to make this thing happen.”
Connect with Diplo:
https://www.facebook.com/diplo
https://twitter.com/diplo
https://soundcloud.com/diplo
[H/t: Pitchfork.com]
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